Monday, January 16th will be a day to remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights leader and pastor who dedicated his adult life to seeking equality for all people. To honor this day there are events open to the public in two different locations—one event begins tonight:
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
This event will be located at IU East, in the Vivian Auditorium, Whitewater Hall, 2325 Chester Blvd., Richmond. It will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Keynote speaker Sage Steele, ESPN SportsCenter anchor and Indiana University Alumna will be featured for the annual celebration. Steele will present “How diversity and challenges make us stronger and with our own foundational standards, we can make a difference and succeed.” Free and open to the public.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Devon Carbado on “Race in the Age of Post Racialism”
Join Earlham as we celebrate the life and legacy of the late reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Devon Carbado, professor of law, at UCLA. Professor Carbado writes in the areas of critical race theory, employment discrimination, criminal procedure, constitutional law, and identity. He is editor of Race Law Stories and is working on a book on employment discrimination tentatively titled “Acting White” and is a former director of the Critical Race Studies Program at UCLA Law, a faculty associate of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, a board member of the African American Policy Forum and a James Town Fellow. For more information you can contact Trayce Peterson, multicultural affairs, Earlham College. Located in Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall on the Earlham Campus, this event is free and open to the public. Monday, January 16, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
If you would like to add any events/celebrations in Wayne County to honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr., please comment below.
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